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Jack Fairley
JACK FAIRLEY
Marion
Jack S. Fairley, 85, a lifelong resident of Marion, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at Crestview Acres in Marion. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille; four daughters, Janet (John) Beck of Marion, JoAnne (David) Bartilson of Marion, Jackie (Dan) Schroeder of Sun City, Ariz., and Judy (Chris) Hazle of Sterling Heights, Mich.; 10 grandchildren, Jeff, Jodi, Keith, Kevin, Kurtis, Ben, Tammi, Candie, Jeremy and Aaron; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, Dallas (JoAnn) Fairley of Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Jennifer Irelan; and a sister, Virginia Lary.
Jack was born Oct. 11, 1928, the son of Frank and Wilda (Whitten) Fairley, in Cedar Rapids. He attended Marion High School. On June 16, 1948, he married Lucille (Greene) Fairley in Cedar Rapids. Jack was in business with his father, Frank, at Fairley Implement and was superintendent of the Marion Water Department.
He liked to travel and enjoyed all types of crafts. Jack and Lucille wintered in Yuma, Ariz., for 20 years.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospice in Jack's memory.
A special thanks to Crestview Acres and Hospice of Mercy.
Please share a memory of Jack at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.
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